Ben and James reunite to discuss the potential impact of AI on white collar work. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus, including Sharp Tech and Sharp China. Links  Ben Thompson: AI Homework — Stratechery Ben Thompson: An Interview With Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About the Democratization of AI — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James reunite to discuss the potential impact of AI on white collar work. <a href="https://stratechery.com/stratechery-plus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to Stratechery Plus</a>, including Sharp Tech and Sharp China. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: AI Homework — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2022/ai-homework/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: An Interview With Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About the Democratization of AI — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2022/an-interview-with-daniel-gross-and-nat-friedman-about-the-democratization-of-ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 197 — ChatGPT (at Normal Speed)

Ben and James discuss Facebook and Microsoft’s metaverse announcements, and how the future might play out. Links  Ben Thompson: Meta — Stratechery Ben Thompson: An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Metaverse — Stratechery Ben Thompson: AR vs. VR — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apps, People, and Jobs to be Done — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Metaverses — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss Facebook and Microsoft’s metaverse announcements, and how the future might play out. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Meta — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/meta/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: An Interview with Mark Zuckerberg about the Metaverse — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/an-interview-with-mark-zuckerberg-about-the-metaverse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: AR vs. VR — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/ces-2016/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apps, People, and Jobs to be Done — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/apps-people-jobs-to-be-done/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Metaverses — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/metaverses/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 196 — Forecasting the Metaverse

Are we in the middle of the IT revolution, or on the verge of something new? Links  Ben Thompson: The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — Stratechery John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace — EFF Ben Thompson: Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Are we in the middle of the IT revolution, or on the verge of something new? Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: The Death and Birth of Technological Revolutions — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/the-death-and-birth-of-technological-revolutions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-end-of-the-beginning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace — <a href="https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EFF</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Internet 3.0 and the Beginning of (Tech) History — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/internet-3-0-and-the-beginning-of-tech-history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/the-internet-and-the-third-estate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 195 — Technological Revolutions

Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators. Links  Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise — Stratechery Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify — Exponent Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Music’s Letter to Artists — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Apple’s Earnings, Margins and Chips — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the history of podcasts and why Spotify’s recent announcements are so compelling for creators. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Surprise — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/spotifys-surprise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify — <a href="https://exponent.fm/episode-185-open-free-and-spotify/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exponent</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Podcasts, Analytics, and Centralization — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/podcasts-analytics-and-centralization/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/spotifys-podcast-aggregation-play/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/dithering-and-the-open-web/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/spotifys-earnings-podcasts-and-lifetime-value-the-ringer-acquisition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The European Super League, Apple Music’s Letter to Artists — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/the-european-super-league-apple-musics-letter-to-artists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Podcast Subscriptions vs. the App Store — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/podcast-subscriptions-vs-the-app-store/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Fearing Spotify?, Apple’s Earnings, Margins and Chips — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/fearing-spotify-apples-earnings-margins-and-chips/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 194 — Back on Spotify

Ben and James discuss Substack and the rise of the sovereign creator. Links  Ben Thompson: Sovereign Writers and Substack — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Never-Ending Niches — Stratechery Bruno Maçães: History Has Begun — Hurst Publishers Ben Thompson: Defining Information — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss Substack and the rise of the sovereign creator. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Sovereign Writers and Substack — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/sovereign-writers-and-substack/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Never-Ending Niches — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/never-ending-niches/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Bruno Maçães: History Has Begun — <a href="https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/history-has-begun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hurst Publishers</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Defining Information — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/defining-information/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 193 — Sovereign Podcasters

Ben and James discuss Australia’s Media Bargaining Code and its fall-out. Links  Ben Thompson: Google Makes Deal With News Corp, Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Microsoft’s Shamelessness — Stratechery Daily Update James Allworth: Australia’s Proposed “Fox News Tax” — Medium  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss Australia’s Media Bargaining Code and its fall-out. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Google Makes Deal With News Corp, Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Microsoft’s Shamelessness — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/google-makes-deal-with-news-corp-facebook-blocks-news-in-australia-microsofts-shamelessness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>James Allworth: Australia’s Proposed “Fox News Tax” — <a href="https://jamesallworth.medium.com/australias-proposed-fox-news-tax-5fc1bdf87295" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 192 — The Australian Perspective

Ben and James discuss whether Facebook and Twitter should de-platform President Trump. Links  Ben Thompson: Tech and Trump — Stratechery Ben Thompson: New Defaults — Stratechery James Allworth: Prioritizing Economics is Crippling the U.S. Economy — Medium Ben Thompson: Trump and Twitter — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss whether Facebook and Twitter should de-platform President Trump. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Tech and Trump — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/tech-and-trump-tech-and-politics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: New Defaults — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/new-defaults/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth: Prioritizing Economics is Crippling the U.S. Economy — <a href="https://jamesallworth.medium.com/the-slow-decay-of-americas-entrepreneurial-society-f9aeb6145891" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Trump and Twitter — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2021/trump-and-twitter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 191 — Facebook, Twitter, and Trump

Ben and James discuss Apple’s new chip announcement and what it means for both Apple and Intel. Links  James Allworth: Intel’s Disruption is Now Complete — Medium Ben Thompson: Apple’s Shifting Differentiation — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Intel Opportunity — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apple, ARM, and Intel — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Chips and Geopolitics — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Intel and the Danger of Integration — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss Apple’s new chip announcement and what it means for both Apple and Intel. Links <ul> <li>James Allworth: Intel’s Disruption is Now Complete — <a href="https://jamesallworth.medium.com/intels-disruption-is-now-complete-d4fa771f0f2c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s Shifting Differentiation — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/apples-shifting-differentiation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Intel Opportunity — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/the-intel-opportunity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple, ARM, and Intel — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/apple-arm-and-intel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Chips and Geopolitics — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/chips-and-geopolitics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Intel and the Danger of Integration — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/chips-and-geopolitics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 190 — Intel, Apple, Disruption, and Differentiation

Ben and James discuss the state of bundles in 2020, including Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Microsoft, and Apple. Links  Ben Thompson: 2020 Bundles — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Great Unbundling — Stratechery Reed Hastings: 2018 Q4 Letter to Shareholders — Netflix Growth At Any Cost: Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection In 2016 Memo — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed — BuzzFeed News Ben Thompson: Manifestos and Monopolies — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Facebook Lenses — Stratechery Casey Newton: Mark in the Middle — The Verge Ben Thompson: Losing My Amazon Religion — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Jobs TV Does — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Sports Linchpin — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apple’s “Time Flies” Event, Apple One, Fitness+ and Peloton — Stratechery Ben Thompson: PS5 and Xbox, Sony’s Console, Microsoft’s Service — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the state of bundles in 2020, including Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Microsoft, and Apple. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: 2020 Bundles — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/2020-bundles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Great Unbundling — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/the-great-unbundling/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Reed Hastings: 2018 Q4 Letter to Shareholders — <a href="http://q4live.s22.clientfiles.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/quarterly_reports/2018/q4/01/FINAL-Q4-18-Shareholder-Letter.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix</a></li> <li>Growth At Any Cost: Top Facebook Executive Defended Data Collection In 2016 Memo — And Warned That Facebook Could Get People Killed — <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/growth-at-any-cost-top-facebook-executive-defended-data#.upw3jdyR8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BuzzFeed News</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Manifestos and Monopolies — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/manifestos-and-monopolies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Facebook Lenses — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2018/facebook-lenses/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Casey Newton: Mark in the Middle — <a href="https://www.theverge.com/21444203/facebook-leaked-audio-zuckerberg-trump-pandemic-blm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Verge</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Losing My Amazon Religion — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2014/losing-amazon-religion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Jobs TV Does — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/the-jobs-tv-does/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Sports Linchpin — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/the-sports-linchpin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s “Time Flies” Event, Apple One, Fitness+ and Peloton — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/apples-time-flies-event-apple-one-fitness-and-peloton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: PS5 and Xbox, Sony’s Console, Microsoft’s Service — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/ps5-and-xbox-sonys-console-microsofts-service/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 189 — Bundles

Ben and James discuss the antitrust subcommittee hearing, the problems of mixing antitrust and Aggregators, and how to think about regulation and democracy. Links  Ben Thompson: Antitrust Politics — Stratechery The New York Times: Here’s which tech C.E.O. was asked the most questions by lawmakers. — NY Times Ben Thompson: Why Doesn’t Apple Enable Sustainable Businesses on the App Store? — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Apple’s China Problem — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Antitrust Hearing, The Role of Congress, CEO Questions — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: A Framework for Regulating Competition on the Internet — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Ends, Means, and Antitrust — Stratechery James Allworth: Prioritizing Economics is Crippling the U.S. Economy — Medium Ben Thompson: TikTok Key Money, Rule By Law, China Gaslighting — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Tech and Trump: The Meeting — Stratechery Daily Update  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the antitrust subcommittee hearing, the problems of mixing antitrust and Aggregators, and how to think about regulation and democracy. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Antitrust Politics — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/antitrust-politics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>The New York Times: Here’s which tech C.E.O. was asked the most questions by lawmakers. — <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/07/29/technology/tech-ceos-hearing-testimony#heres-which-tech-ceo-was-asked-the-most-questions-by-lawmakers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NY Times</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Why Doesn’t Apple Enable Sustainable Businesses on the App Store? — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/why-doesnt-apple-enable-sustainable-businesses-on-the-app-store/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s China Problem — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/apples-china-problem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Antitrust Hearing, The Role of Congress, CEO Questions — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-antitrust-hearing-the-role-of-congress-ceo-questions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: A Framework for Regulating Competition on the Internet — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/a-framework-for-regulating-competition-on-the-internet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Ends, Means, and Antitrust — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/ends-means-and-antitrust/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth: Prioritizing Economics is Crippling the U.S. Economy — <a href="https://medium.com/@jamesallworth/the-slow-decay-of-americas-entrepreneurial-society-f9aeb6145891" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: TikTok Key Money, Rule By Law, China Gaslighting — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/tiktok-key-money-rule-by-law-china-gaslighting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Tech and Trump: The Meeting — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/tech-and-trump-the-meeting-google-self-driving-cars-waymo-uber-deploys-self-driving-cars-in-san-francisco/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 188 — Big Tech, Antitrust, and Democracy

A podcast about tech and society, hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth

Ben and James discuss the Indian internet, TikTok, and whether or not the U.S. should ban it. Links  Ben Thompson: Facebook Invests in Jio Platforms, The Building of Jio, Understanding the Deal — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: The China Cultural Clash — Stratechery Ben Thompson: India Bans Chinese Apps, The App Store Firewall — Stratechery Daily Update  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the Indian internet, TikTok, and whether or not the U.S. should ban it. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Facebook Invests in Jio Platforms, The Building of Jio, Understanding the Deal — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/facebook-invests-in-jio-platforms-the-building-of-jio-understanding-the-deal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The China Cultural Clash — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/the-china-cultural-clash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: India Bans Chinese Apps, The App Store Firewall — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/india-bans-chinese-apps-the-app-store-firewall-reddit-and-the-donald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 187 — India, TikTok, and the U.S.

Ben and James discuss the current protests and Facebook’s decision to not take down Trump tweets. Links  Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Dust in the Light — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Zuckerberg’s Choice, Zuckerberg’s Power, Zuckerberg’s Conviction — Stratechery Principle Stacks — Exponent  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the current protests and Facebook’s decision to not take down Trump tweets. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/zero-trust-information/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Dust in the Light — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/dust-in-the-light/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Zuckerberg’s Choice, Zuckerberg’s Power, Zuckerberg’s Conviction — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/zuckerbergs-choice-zuckerbergs-power-zuckerbergs-conviction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Principle Stacks — <a href="https://exponent.fm/episode-177-principle-stacks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exponent</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 186 — Speech and Systems

Ben and James discuss Dithering, how Spotify is like Facebook, and a bit about working from home. Links  Ben Thompson &amp; John Gruber: Dithering — Dithering Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Daily Update Podcast — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery Ben Thompson: America Wakes Up?, An Interview with Matt Mullenweg About Working From Homey — Stratechery Daily Update  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss Dithering, how Spotify is like Facebook, and a bit about working from home. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson &amp; John Gruber: Dithering — <a href="https://dithering.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dithering</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Dithering and Open Versus Free — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/dithering-and-the-open-web/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Daily Update Podcast — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-daily-update-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/spotifys-podcast-aggregation-play/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: America Wakes Up?, An Interview with Matt Mullenweg About Working From Homey — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/america-wakes-up-an-interview-with-matt-mullenweg-about-working-from-home/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 185 — Open, Free, and Spotify

Ben and James discuss masks and Twitter’s decision to delete tweets about COVID-19. Links  Zeynep Tufekci: Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired — The New York Times Ben Thompson: Unmasking Twitter — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Compaq and Coronavirus — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery China’s Decision to Leave Asymptomatic Patients off Coronavirus Infection Tally Sparks Debate — Caixin Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — Stratechery Why It’s So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model  — FiveThirtyEight  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss masks and Twitter’s decision to delete tweets about COVID-19. Links <ul> <li>Zeynep Tufekci: Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired — <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/opinion/coronavirus-face-masks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Unmasking Twitter — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/unmasking-twitter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Compaq and Coronavirus — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/compaq-and-coronavirus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/zero-trust-information/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>China’s Decision to Leave Asymptomatic Patients off Coronavirus Infection Tally Sparks Debate — <a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-03-01/chinas-decision-to-leave-asymptomatic-patients-off-coronavirus-infection-tally-sparks-debate-101522529.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caixin</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/apples-organizational-crossroads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/books-and-blogs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Why It’s So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model — <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-its-so-freaking-hard-to-make-a-good-covid-19-model/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FiveThirtyEight</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 184 — Good is Better than Perfect

Ben and James contrast U.S. and China’s response to the coronavirus, and the choices facing society about how to handle information. Links  Ben Thompson: Apple’s Earnings, Slowing Services Growth, Apple and the Coronavirus — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Economic Power in the Age of Abundance — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Corona Virus Whistleblowers; NBA Salary Cap Decreases; Apple, Benefits, and Risks — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Disney and COVID-19, The Coronavirus IPO, In Defense of Twitter — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate — Stratechery  Hosts  Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review  Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James contrast U.S. and China’s response to the coronavirus, and the choices facing society about how to handle information. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s Earnings, Slowing Services Growth, Apple and the Coronavirus — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/apples-earnings-slowing-services-growth-apple-and-the-coronavirus/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Economic Power in the Age of Abundance — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2014/economic-power-age-abundance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Corona Virus Whistleblowers; NBA Salary Cap Decreases; Apple, Benefits, and Risks — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-corona-virus-whistleblowers-nba-salary-cap-decreases-apple-benefits-and-risks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Disney and COVID-19, The Coronavirus IPO, In Defense of Twitter — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/disney-and-covid-19-the-coronavirus-ipo-in-defense-of-twitter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/zero-trust-information/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Internet and the Third Estate — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/the-internet-and-the-third-estate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 183 — A Search for Everything

Ben and James discuss the FTC’s decision to block the acquisition of Harry’s Razors, the DTC market, and the difference between being a monopoly and being too big. Links  Ben Thompson: Apple’s Investor Warning, Foxconn’s Investor Warning, An Interview with Dan Wang — Stratechery Daily Update | Daily Update Podcast Ben Thompson: Email Addresses and Razor Blades — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Dollar Shave Club and the Disruption of Everything — Stratechery Ben Thompson: First, Do No Harm — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Local News Business Model — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Brandless Closes, The DTC Facebook Challenge, DTC Versus Softbank — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Morgan Stanley Acquires E*Trade, Intuit Reportedly Acquiring Credit Karma, User Acquisition and Market Power — Stratechery Daily Update  Hosts  Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review  Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the FTC’s decision to block the acquisition of Harry’s Razors, the DTC market, and the difference between being a monopoly and being too big. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s Investor Warning, Foxconn’s Investor Warning, An Interview with Dan Wang — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/apples-investor-warning-foxconns-investor-warning-an-interview-with-dan-wang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a> | <a href="https://stratechery.com/daily-update/podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Update Podcast</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Email Addresses and Razor Blades — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/email-addresses-and-razor-blades/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Dollar Shave Club and the Disruption of Everything — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/dollar-shave-club-and-the-disruption-of-everything/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: First, Do No Harm — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/first-do-no-harm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2015/netflix-and-the-conservation-of-attractive-profits/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Local News Business Model — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/the-local-news-business-model/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Brandless Closes, The DTC Facebook Challenge, DTC Versus Softbank — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/brandless-closes-the-dtc-facebook-challenge-dtc-versus-softbank/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Morgan Stanley Acquires E*Trade, Intuit Reportedly Acquiring Credit Karma, User Acquisition and Market Power — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/morgan-stanley-acquires-etrade-intuit-reportedly-acquiring-credit-karma-user-acquisition-and-market-power/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 182 — Scale Scale Scale

Ben and James discuss Ben’s new Daily Update Podcast, and why Exponent is not on Spotify. Then, should regulators roll back acquisitions or prioritize the avoidance of unintended consequences? Links  Ben Thompson: The Daily Update Podcast — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The Rationale Behind the Daily Update Podcast, Podcasts and Email, Spotify and the Three Bens — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — Stratechery Daily Update Ben Thompson: First, Do No Harm — Stratechery Ben Thompson re: Facebook Acquiring Instagram in 2011: Twitter Eric Jackson: Why the FTC Should Block Facebook’s Acquisition of Instagram — Forbes Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — Stratechery   Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback  

Ben and James discuss Ben’s new Daily Update Podcast, and why Exponent is not on Spotify. Then, should regulators roll back acquisitions or prioritize the avoidance of unintended consequences? Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: The Daily Update Podcast — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-daily-update-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The Rationale Behind the Daily Update Podcast, Podcasts and Email, Spotify and the Three Bens — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-rationale-behind-the-daily-update-podcast-podcasts-and-email-spotify-and-the-three-bens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/spotifys-podcast-aggregation-play/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Spotify Earnings, Podcasts and Lifetime Value, The Ringer Acquisition — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/spotifys-earnings-podcasts-and-lifetime-value-the-ringer-acquisition/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: First, Do No Harm — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/first-do-no-harm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson re: Facebook Acquiring Instagram in 2011: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Abenthompson%20instagram%20netscape&amp;src=typed_query" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Eric Jackson: Why the FTC Should Block Facebook’s Acquisition of Instagram — <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/05/why-the-ftc-should-block-facebooks-acquisition-of-instagram/#f1fab741661d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Forbes</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-end-of-the-beginning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li> </ul>

Episode 181 — Competing with Spotify and Regulating Acquisitions

Ben and James eulogize Professor Clayton M. Christensen Links  Clayton M. Christensen: How Will You Measure Your Life? — Harvard Business Review  Ben Thompson: What Clayton Christensen Got Wrong — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Clayton Christensen Passes Away, Professor Christensen and I, Kobe Bryant and Measuring Your Life — Stratechery Daily Update James Allworth, Karen Dillon, and Clayton M. Christensen — How Will You Measure Your Life?  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James eulogize Professor Clayton M. Christensen Links <ul> <li>Clayton M. Christensen: How Will You Measure Your Life? — <a href="https://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a> </li> <li>Ben Thompson: What Clayton Christensen Got Wrong — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/clayton-christensen-got-wrong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Clayton Christensen Passes Away, Professor Christensen and I, Kobe Bryant and Measuring Your Life — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/clayton-christensen-passes-away-professor-christensen-and-i-kobe-bryant-and-measuring-your-life/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>James Allworth, Karen Dillon, and Clayton M. Christensen — <a href="http://claytonchristensen.com/ideas-in-action/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Will You Measure Your Life?</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 180 — It’s Been a Week

Ben and James discuss whether mobile and hyper-scale clouds are the natural endpoint for this stage of technology, or if new companies will ride new paradigm shifts to replace Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Links  Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Obsoletive — Stratechery Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning Follow-Up, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, Venture versus Productive Capital— Stratechery Daily Update Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital — Carlota Perez Ben Thompson: Bubble Talk, Revisited; It [Wasn’t] 1999; The Big Tech Basket — Stratechery Daily Update The Structure of Scientific Revolutions — Thomas Kuhn Ben Thompson: Visa, Plaid, Networks, and Jobs— Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss whether mobile and hyper-scale clouds are the natural endpoint for this stage of technology, or if new companies will ride new paradigm shifts to replace Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-end-of-the-beginning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Obsoletive — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/obsoletive/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: The End of the Beginning Follow-Up, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital, Venture versus Productive Capital— <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/the-end-of-the-beginning-follow-up-technological-revolutions-and-financial-capital-venture-versus-productive-capital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital — <a href="http://www.carlotaperez.org/pubs?s=tf&amp;l=en&amp;a=technologicalrevolutionsandfinancialcapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carlota Perez</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Bubble Talk, Revisited; It [Wasn’t] 1999; The Big Tech Basket — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/bubble-talk-revisited-it-wasnt-1999-the-big-tech-basket/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery Daily Update</a></li> <li>The Structure of Scientific Revolutions — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Kuhn</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Visa, Plaid, Networks, and Jobs— <a href="https://stratechery.com/2020/visa-plaid-networks-and-jobs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 179 — The Water We Swim In

Ben and James discuss the downsides of monopoly, and Apple. Then, why there is no absolute answer when it comes to integration or modularization, and why different approaches require different types of organizations and different types of leaders. Links  Ben Thompson: Integration and Monopoly — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Facebook and the Cost of Monopoly — Stratechery John Gruber: 16-Inch MacBook Pro First Impressions: Great Keyboard, Outstanding Speakers — Daring Fireball Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery Ben Thompson: Why Microsoft’s Reorganization Is a Bad Idea — Stratechery  Hosts    Ben Thompson, @benthompson, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, Harvard Business Review    Podcast Information    Feed iTunes SoundCloud Twitter Feedback 

Ben and James discuss the downsides of monopoly, and Apple. Then, why there is no absolute answer when it comes to integration or modularization, and why different approaches require different types of organizations and different types of leaders. Links <ul> <li>Ben Thompson: Integration and Monopoly — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/integration-and-monopoly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Facebook and the Cost of Monopoly — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2017/facebook-and-the-cost-of-monopoly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>John Gruber: 16-Inch MacBook Pro First Impressions: Great Keyboard, Outstanding Speakers — <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2019/11/16-inch_macbook_pro_first_impressions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2016/apples-organizational-crossroads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>Ben Thompson: Why Microsoft’s Reorganization Is a Bad Idea — <a href="https://stratechery.com/2013/why-microsofts-reorganization-is-a-bad-idea/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>Ben Thompson, <a href="http://twitter.com/benthompson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@benthompson</a>, <a href="http://stratechery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratechery</a></li> <li>James Allworth, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesallworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jamesallworth</a>, <a href="https://hbr.org/search?term=James+Allworth&amp;sort=popularity_score" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review</a></li> </ul> Podcast Information <ul> <li><a href="https://exponent.fm/feed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feed</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/exponent/id826420969" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/exponentfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://stratechery.com/exponent-feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feedback</a> </li></ul>

Episode 178 — More Ergonomic

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Consistently valuable information, presented clearly.

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